A Forecasting Model of Grapevine Moth Was Developed by IRIPP

According to the Public Relations office of the Iranian
Research Institute of Plant Protection, Dr. ‎Hossein Ranjbar, the faculty
member of the Agricultural Entomology Research Department and ‎the lead
manager of the project "preparation of forecasting model of Grapevine
moth" in ‎collaboration with the other researchers of the project
have prepared a forecasting model to ‎manage the grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana Denis &
Schiffermüller) Which is one of the most ‎important pests of Iranian
vineyards.

‎ Until now, in our country, pheromone traps were used to
determine the most appropriate time for ‎spraying pesticides against this
pest, while according to the experts the use of pheromone traps in ‎forecasting
is not accurate enough and has been criticized a lot. In this regard, seasonal ‎fluctuations
of grapevine moth population in vineyards of Qazvin and Kurdistan provinces
were ‎studied and based on that, a temperature-based phenology
model was prepared for the pest ‎populations in these two provinces, and in order to prepare
a forecasting model, the method of ‎Growing Degree Hours (GDH) was used. Since the beginning of
1400, the validation and ‎development of the application of the model has been
carried out by the Plant Protection ‎Organization with the cooperation and under the supervision
of the project manager. ‎

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